Wow, talk about an insult to the Canadian government. According to a recent survey commissioned by Nintendo of Canada, more people recognize Mario than Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister. Even more interesting is that more women across Canada recognized Mario in the survey. (Does this mean more Canadian female gamers ... or more women recognizing the guy they see their husband playing on the TV?)
Nintendo of Canada was of course pleased as punch, stating the following:
"Canadian politicians are lucky Mario doesn't have his Canadian citizenship and could campaign for office," said Ron Bertram, general manager of Nintendo of Canada. "It's no surprise that Mario is more recognized than high-profile politicians: he's entertained generations of Canadians and inspires only happy thoughts."
Do I sense a bit of snark there, Mr. Bertram? Eh, I guess it's deserved after a survey like that. I hardly recognize half of the American Senate myself. As my imagination wanders, I'm envisioning some sort of Battle Royale between Mario and Celine Dion where he cheerfully murders her in a blur of color and happy music. I'd buy that game, I tell you that.
[Via Newswire - Thanks Ryan!]
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10:41 AM on 11.13.2007
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Also, zero!
And yes, Mario is our lord and master!
LoL @ WiiSucks: all americans believe we have a president and that we ride dog sleds everyday through blizzards, up hill both ways... oh and we live in igloos...
How very hurtful.
Though, I like how we're always out of the line of fire... you don't see us getting bombed ;)
Our prime minister is not remarkable looking at all. In fact he looks like just about every other rich white person in the world - they're interchangable.
Mario is mario - I'm not surprised at all.
-does he promise a warp pipe in every corner?
-legalized mushrooms?
-hell anything that can make the mountains and clouds have eyes should be legalized
-is planning a turtle holocaust
I personally don't care that we are more familiar with Mario than Stephen Harper, I didn't even vote for Harper. Mario is a popular little guy and his catch phrase "It's a me Mario!" is loads more exciting than Harper's "don't listen to what politicians say, watch what they do."
Conclusion: Politicians suck, for the most part.
I'm still waiting for you to ask me like an adult to name all ten provinces and three territories. I know you can do it. I believe in you. Ask me like an adult, with proper spelling and grammar! I believe! You might want to ask your teacher to spell check it first before you post it, however, or I'll have to take marks off.
I'm sure if our prime minister was invading turkey or something we'd care a little more. But honestly i cant remember the last time the government dealt with a bigger issue than like, lowering taxes.
WiiSucks: Oni has a point about spell check and deducting marks... sorry little guy.
I'm still waiting for that adultly-worded request.
@ Ryro: <3 no kidding huh?! I saw Sicko (which I know is amazingly bias) but I'm just happy with OHIP, I know France has awesome healthcare but their taxes are painful! No thanks!
There's nothing fun about Harper, but there's loads of fun to be had with Mario. People are fans of fun, myself included.
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/272801
Allow me to quote the pertinent part of the article for you: 'Now the Harper government has announced it will lower the GST to 5 per cent on Jan. 1, 2008.'
And as you know, being Canadian, the GST was already cut from 7% to 6% earlier this year (I think it was earlier this year. It may have even been late last year). The article also goes on to state why this is a tremendously bad idea on the behalf of our government.
So, before you go and try to call me out on a particular thing, use Google. It's the #1 way to not look like a complete and total douchenozzle.
Now, I've used up all the time I had budgeted for bashing my head against a brick wall today, so I'll leave it at that.
@Miike: I think he looks better than our last Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, who looked like his face was on fire and somebody put it out with an axe. However, he did knock the fuck out of a burglar with a soapstone carving once, and manhandled a protester who once got a little too close to him, so he gets cred for that in my book :)
She's Queen Elizabeth II, the Canadian head of state, a fact of which only 5% of Canadians polled were aware of in 2002. See here for details, especially page 47.
Which is funny because Dyson and I were brutally attacked with trivia questions about Canada when I was wearing Canadian appoletes on a bus one time, seems everybody is supposed to know everything about Canada
I prefere our ex PM than our new PM's face. Our ex PM's face is not his fault. Our current PM IMO looks like a rapist and that's all his fault.
Godwin's law bitches! don't even go there.
Meh universal health care=strong army
Please explain to me where the word "are" belongs in a sentence.
Now don't suck so much.
Yeah, what is it with Canada and ugly-ass Prime Ministers. Chretien's face looked like it should be a mode of preparation for eggs; this new guy Wossisface is just a step down. White as a sheet. What, couldn't they find a little melanin in all of Ontario?
I don't understand what the big shock is.
*snort*
Yeah, I'd like to see the demographics of this survey. If they only surveyed in the 18-30 yrs old bracket, well, duh, Nintendo.
And ya, you guys are right; Harper has such a bland generic appearance.
Furthermore, half of Chretien's face was paralyzed by Bell's palsy, you can't hold his ugliness against him.
Anyway, this sucks.